None But the Lonely Heart
Starring: Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore, Barry Fitzgerald
Director: Clifford Odets
Writer: Clifford Odets
Producer: David Hempstead
None but the Lonely Heart is a 1944 American drama romance film which tells the story of a young Cockney drifter who returns home with no ambitions but finds that his family needs him. Adapted by Clifford Odets from the 1943 novel of the same title by Richard Llewellyn and directed by Odets, the film stars Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore, and Barry Fitzgerald.
Trivia
- Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
- Selected for the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
- Won the National Board of Review Award for Best Film.
- Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Film Editing; Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score.
- None but the Lonely Heart, Gunga Din (1939) and Sylvia Scarlett (1935) were the only films in which Cary Grant used a Cockney accent, though that was not his original accent.
- RKO Pictures head Charles Koerner bought Richard Llewellyn's book as a starring vehicle for Cary Grant.
- Koerner also suggested that playwright Clifford Odets direct the picture.
Previous Showings
4 Runs • 2 Festivals
1,746 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (November 26, 1944)
Original Run: November 26, 1944 (Sunday - Wednesday)
All runs on record (4):
- November 26, 1944 (Sunday - Wednesday)Cary Grant, Ethel Barrymore
- September 21 - 22, 1992 · 222 ticketsw/ Mr. Lucky
- May 10 - 16, 2002 · 1,109 ticketscg2-2002w/ Once Upon a Time
- August 3 - 4, 2023 · 415 ticketsSummer 2023: The Best of Cary Grant and Alfred Hitchcockw/ Penny Serenade